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The Reporter. (Akron, Ohio), 1992-08-15

The Reporter. (Akron, Ohio), 1992-08-15 page 1

A "& 1?he Reporter ^ ?' ^ ?SjA/ Inljkf DarkntH ?Akron ? Canton ? C ? Cleveland ? Columbus ? Elyrla ? Lorain ? Mansfield ? Oberlin ? Ravenna ? Sandusky ? Warren ? Youngstown ? Northeast Ohio VOL XX]II NO. 49 AUGUST 15, HM THRU AUGUST 22, UN 25 CENTS PER COPY NAACP CRITICIZES HIGH COURTS HAITIAN RULING The Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block a lower court injunction that would have halted the forced repatriation of Haitian refugees has been described by Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, the Executive Director/CEO of the NAACP, as a fundamental demonstration of indifference on the part of the Court for those seeking to escape from a brutal military dictatorship in their homeland. "We expected that the Administration, which has nut itself out on the limb by ordering the callous return of Haitian refugees without the semblance of a hearing, would apneal the lower court ruling. "However, it is shocking and ironic to find that the strict constructionists on the Supreme Court would not follow thcplain meaning of the Refugee Act of 1980 -- which prohibts the return of individuals or refugees to countries where they face persecution -- and allow this forced repatriation to continue while a final legal judgement is pending," Dr. Hooks said. The Supreme Court aetion came a weekago when the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in New York granted an injunction prohibiting the Coast Guard from returning fleeing Haitians to their country. It said the action violated U.S. law which provides for a hearing on the status of the claims ofrcfugccs-a point argued in an amicus curie brief filed by the NAACP. Fulher, the Court stated that the Coast Guard, which intercepts Haitians, could not be certain where they were headed. Dr. Hooks continued, "Since the exodus began from Haiti some months ago, we have consistently argued that the Haitians were being treated differently than other refugees. First, they were interned toGuantanamoBav. Wedon't treat refugees from other countries like this. But at the very least, they did receive status hearings and nearly a third were admitted to the U.S. "Then the Bush Administration changed signals and did away with the hearings, de creeinglhal all refugees would be hailed on the high seas and returned post haste to Haiti, where they eould apply to the U.S. Embassy for a hearing. "Out of the 7,400 Haitians who have applied, only 89 applications have been approved.This certainly shows the government is engaged in a shabby charade, and has not intention to treating the Haitians as they would other refugees, who happen not to be black." "While we are urging a prompt rcsolutionof this matter on the merits by the high court, we arc going ahead with our plans -- in conjuciion with TransAfrica - to mount a meaningful civil disabcdicnce demonstration outside the While House on September 9lh, to demand the passage of the legislation that would extend temporary protected status to all Haitians presently in the United States, and would end forced repatriation without interviews and hearings," he concluded. Delta Sorority New President During the 41st national convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held in July in Baltimore, Bertha Maxwell- Roddcy, Ph.D. was elected as the Sorority's 20th National prcsidcni. The election of Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey marks the first lime in the history of the 79 year-old public service organization that a Delta member residing in the Sorority's South Atlantic Region (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) has been elected as national president. Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey maintains dual residency in Charlotte, N.C. and Catawba, S,C. Upon her installation as national president of Delta Sigma Theta, a 175,000 member Sorority of college educated women with over 850 chapters in the united States and abroad, Dr. MaxwcllRoddey staled: "Delta has been, is now, and will continue to be a major factor in the spiritual, intellectual and cultural life of African-American women throughout the Diaspora... 1 offer my service to provide leadership and managemcnlskillswhich will allow Delta locontinucasoncofthc leading volunteer organizations in this nation. Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey succeeds Alabama legislator Yvonne Kennedy who served as Delta president from 198892. Prior to being elected as Delta's chief executive officer, Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey served on the Sorority's executive board as national first vice president from 1988-92. Her executive board experience with Delta also included serving two terms as director of the South Atlantic Region (198286) and as chair of the national heritage and archives committee (1979-82). Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey is presently employed as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina (Lancaster) where she teaches a course in Afro-American Studies and a second course entitled "The School and the Community." She is also an adjunct professor at Queens College in Charolctte, N.C. where she teaches Afro-American Studies.The newly elected DST president is a former vicepresident of administrative affairs at Johnson C Smith University (Charlotte,N.C,). Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey has also bccnonthestaffat theUnivcrsity of North Carolina-Charlotte where she holds the distinction of being the Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus. While at UNC* ?? Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey v nariuue, ur. Maxwcil-Koadey was the primary coordinatior in establishing an AfroAmerican Studies Program. She is a co-founder and board member of the Afro-Amcrican Cultural Center in Charlotte and is the founder and cxoflicio board member of the National Council for Black Studies. In her South Carolina community, Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey is an active member of the Rock Hill NAACP, works with the State Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, and is a deaconess at Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Her other community involvement includes working with Big Brothers, Inc (charter member board of directors), Johnson Memorial YMCA board of directors, and the West Point Military Academy's Appointment Committee. In 1980, Dr. Maxwell-Roddey was a candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives. The Delta national president is a member of Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Delia Sigma Theta Sorority; she has served as president of the chapter. The other top ranking Delta officers elected at the Baltimore convention were Ally. Marcia L Fudge of Warrcnsville Heights, Ohio as national first vice president; Khadija Fredericks of Richmond, California as national second vice president (as undergraduate position); Louise, Ph.D. of Augusta Georgia as national secretary; and Barbara Mosley-Davis of Mitchcllvillc Maryland as national treasurer. Over 8,000 Deltas were in attendance at the six-day biennial meeting July 10-15 in Baltimore. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a private, Nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide services i(^promote human welfare. Welfare Rights Activist Di?? I Marion T. Crandall Hall k*l her couragous eight month battle with cancer on Monday, August 10,1992. "Her loss is one that pains me greatly," said Atty Edwin Parms. "She was a strong person both for ber family and this community. She spoke on issues that others were affraid to speak on and for people that few would speak for." Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 14th, at 11 a.m. at St. Phillip Episcopal Church, 1138 Mercer Ave. in Akron. Friends may call on Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, 670 Wooster Ave. in Akron. Marion Hall was well known in Akron and across the state of Ohio as co-founder of the Slate of Ohio Welfare Rights Organization and founder of Summit County Welfare Rights Organization. Shewas co-founder of the Poor Peoples Headquarters on Wooster Ave. in Akron. A Community Activist, Marion Han was a NAACP Life member, Past Board member of the Akron Community Center and Urban League. She was a member of the City of Akron Human Relations Committee, Akron Committee for Better Housing, Hunger Task Force, Catholic Commission, Family A Chitdrens Commission and numerous community organizations. She served as president of the Human Services Advisory Board. Marion Hall W-_i_? ?? ?. mariuin nan was a member of St. Pbilllp Episcopal Church serving faithfully as long as her health permitted. She was past member of the Vestty, in charge of the Food Bank and kitchen. "The thing 1 will probably remember moat about Mrs. Marion Hall una ber poetry," said Dr. Robert Deitcbman. "Marion loved to write poetry and her lifcs motto was "Everyone should be treated with dignity, and respect, regardless of their station in life." "Everyone that touched Mrs. Hall was captured in a poem about them at one point or another. Whether she agreed with you or not she always talked about you lovingly," said Dietchman. "Mrs. Hall was truly one of those kind and loving persons you only run across only a few times in a lifetime. Mrs. Hall, like Vernon L. Odom, Ed Davis, Ophelia Averitt and Mary Lykesshunned the headlines, the "bright lights" and the status of "muckity muck." Mrs. Hall cared about the community and the people in it. Somehow, Marion could tell Marco Sommerville, John Fuller, Darryl Tukufu and Robert Deitchman to sit down and listen and they would. "The phrase that best represents Marlon was one she practiced: 'Never fall out over a single issue'. Marion Hall taught us all to keep faith and to be honest advocates. Dr. Dietchman remembers at one particularly difficult meeting Mrs. Hall asked the one question that needed to be asked: "Are we doing what we were doing for ourselves and our own advancement or were we doing it for those we were to serve'.'" The community has suffered a 'tremendous lose and It knows it Marion T. Crandall Hall was born on December 14,1931 in Akron to her parents the late Samuel and Lydia Crandall. She attended Leggett Elementary School and Central High School. She worked for the Akron Summit Community Action Aging for 17 years as a Community Organizer until she was injured on the fob. Continued to Page 5 uu venues violating Curfew Last week's city-wide sweep by the Cleveland Police Department for juveniles violating the curfew ordinance resulted in 86 arrests. In addition, seven juveniles were charged in connection with outstanding warrants or possession of narcotics or weapons."This sweep, the first of its kind, was vcty successful. We believe it will send a message to juveniles and their parents, and especially gang members, that this after-curfew behavior, rowdy at best and illegal at worst, won't be tolerated. This is yet another effort in our continuing war on drugs and gangs in the city," said Mayor Michael R. White. From midnight to 2 a.m., teams of officers swept /, through areas of known hangouts of gangs and juvenile delinquents. Those picked up were taken to either Michael Zone Recreation Center, 6301 Lorain Avenue, Alexander Hamilton Recreation Center, 13200 Kinsman Avenue, or Glenville Recreation Center, 680 East 113 Street. Upon arrival at the detention sites, the detained youths underwent an intake to determine their full name, parents' or guardians' name, dates of birth, addresses and social security numbers and whether or not they had outstanding arrest warrants. Youths with active arrest warrents or possessing drugs or narcotics were processed by Juvenile Court personnel and detained for further disposi lion. Parents or guardians of the othcrvouihs were called to puck ?p their sons and daughters. Upon arrival at the center, parents were issued a citation by the Cleveland Police. Homeless youths were referred to a shelter or appropriate social service agency. South High Class Of '82 Reunion South High School Class of 1982 will hold their ten year reunion on Saturday, October 31, 1992 at the Sheraton Cleveland City Centre. Price: S3S per person. Call Raland Hatchett at 3414077 for more information. Most African-Americans In Barcelona Were Key Participants In Games by Ben Ilolman Capitol News Service Correspondent My French friends will kill me for that. For it is a take-off of the tongue-in-cheek French expression, "Chercher la femme," which means roughly, "Look for the woman." And it's a Frenchman's way of saying there aren't many women around in a certain situation. My crude equivalent means, "Look for the Blacks." And in this case I mean that there aren't very many American Blacks to be found here in Barcelona, beyond, of course, the many African-Americans on the USA Olympic team and their coaches and family. Perhaps black America decided they might as well wait and make it to Atlanta in 1996. If so, Joseph Robinson, Jr., who is here lor these Olympics from Atlanta, thinks that was a mistake. ? "I've been ecstatic about the way IVc been treated," said the young banking specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation office in Atlanta. "But now that you mention it, I haven't seen many other American Blacks here." It is a little difficult to know for certain, however. For Barcelona, like most cosmopolitan European cities, nave strong contingents of people of color among the resident population. Like in most European cities, these mainly are persons who have migrated here from former African colonics. And as is true in most cosmopolitan cities, you can't tell where a person is from these days by the clothing.Among the most popular items here arc American sports teams T-shirts and caps. I took a strictly non-scientific survey and concluded that the San Francisco Forty-Nincrs are the most popular in Tshirts and the New York Yankees in caps. Apparently, the Spaniards are a lew Super I Bowls and World Series be- 1 hind.) 1 Usually, ihc giveaway is lan- ' guage. When you pass a 1 brother or sister babbling ' away in Spanish, you can bet he or she is not from Chicago, ? L.A. or Brooklyn. j Antioch Baptist Youth Choir In Concert Anlioch Young Adult Choir will present their annual concert entitled "It's Time To Make A Change*, Sunday, August 16,1992 at 6:00p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1103 - 7th Street N.E., Canton, Ohio. The public is invited to attend this great evening of praise. Rev. w. C Henderson is Pastor. Min. George Dunwoody is Minister of Music. Akron Urban League Names New Executive Director The Akron Community Service Center and Urban League announced the appointment of Stephen Presslcy, as the Executive Director, replacing Vernon Odom who retired in June. Mr. Prcsscly is currently the chief executive officer of the Youngstown Urban League. The appointment occurred at a special Board of Directors meeting, and is effective September 1. Pressley, originally from Canton, begun his career with the Stark County Office of Economic Opportunity. In 1973, he joined the Canton Urban League holdingvarious positions, starting with Program Assistant, Director of Minority Recruitment, Direcor of On-the-job Training, ind finally Director of Ecolomic Development & EmploymentIn 1978, he became the first ixecutive Director of the Loain County Urban League, 'ressley also served as Direc Stephen Pressley tor of Economic Development for the Pittsburgh Urban League and Executive Director of the Urban League of Greater Muskegon (MI), prior to joining the Youngstown affiliate in 1987. a graduate ot Canton McKinley, he attended Central State University in Wilbcrforce, Ohio, prior to receiving a degree in Sociology at Kent State University. An alumnus of the l eadership Youngstown program, Prcssley also serves as the President of the Ohio Council of Urban League Executive Directors, President of the Youngstown Civil Service Commission, and Chairman of the Deacon Board of Mount Zion Church. He also serves on the Learning Depot Board of Directors, the United Way Pacesetter Campaign Commitee, the Blue Ribbon Committee for Youngstown City Schools, and lead the fight and testified before the Ohio General Assembly against the four-tier diploma system. Prcssley and his wife Eulawccsc, a registered nurse, have two children ages three and ten, and each has children from a prior marriage. Motown Great Mary Wells Mourned Memorial Services were held last week for Mary Easter Wells, one of the great legends of modern music history at the Forest lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood, California. A Detroit native, Maty Wells started singing at age 10. She auditioned for Berry Gordy Jr.'s Motown Records at the age of 13. Her best known hit was "My Guy". Wells died of Larynx Cancer at the Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital at USC Medical Center. Once a two pack a day smoker, Wells had no medical insurance and was forced to give up her Los Angeles home when she was diagnosed with cancer. Wells was aided by Music Foiundation donations from stars and fans. Magic Threatens To Quit AIDS Panel Earvin "Magic* Johnson has threatened toquit a government Commission on AIDS, blaming President Bush for not giving the panel enough money to fight the disease and declaring he would not endorse Bush in the Presidential election. Johnson, who stunned the world last November by retiring from the Los Angeles Lakers after revealing he is HlV positive said in an interview that..."The Commission efforts had been twarted by the President I am frustrated, and I don't think III be on too much longer," said Johnson who is a member of the Gold Medal U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team. Wilder Orders Confederate Symbol Removed ( Virginia Governor I. Douglas Wilder, within hours of learn- < ing the 149th Fighter Squadron of the Virginia Air National ) Guard unit had an insignia bearing the Confederate Stan and , Ban, ordered the removal and replacement of the symbols. i The insignia has been used since 1947 and copyrighted 2 i yean ago to prevent its use by "Fringe groups for hate pur- , P<*es." National Guard Major Stewart Maclnnis said. Ac- i cording to a Richmond newspaper the insignia offended some ? black mcmben of the unit because of its connection with ] slavery. Houn later Gov. Wilder, the grandson of slaves, i rssuedan executive order..."effective Immediately to scrap the ? insignia." t NCNW Black Family Reunion Celebration The Fourth Annual Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion will be held August 14-16, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio sponsored by the National Council of Negro Women and Procter A Gamble Co. On August 14th,a Leadership Forum will be at Albert B. Sabin Convention Center. On August 15th, a Focus on Youth Celebration will be held at Fountain Square on Cincinnati Riverfront. On August 16th, an Ecumenical Service and Gospel Fest will be held at Procter A Gamble Pavilion at Sawyer Point. The Black Family Reunion Celebration was founded in 1986 by Dorothy I. Height, President of tbe National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). Its mission is to provide a forum for a positive, culturally based event that focuses on the historic strengths and traditional values of the Black family. In addition, it serves as a rallying point for government agencies, private and public sector institutions, communitybased organizations and families to work together in part nership to identify self-help solutions to problems and issues affecting African American families. The first Black Family Reunion Celebration was held in Washington, D.G and has expanded to seven cities. By 1991, over five million people had attended the celebrations. Applications For Cleveland Firefighter Exam Accepted Men and women interested in becoming Cleveland Firefighters must present their applications to the Cleveland Civil Service Commission between August 3 and August 15 in %oom 22 in Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue, applications, which must be turned in to qualify for the vrittea test given in October, will only be accepted from 8:30 i.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, August 10 through Saturday, hugust 15,19W. No application will be accepted after 4 >30 >.m. on Saturday, August 15,1992. At the time of filing, ipplicants, who mtAt be at least-18 yean of age by October 10, 1992, need to present proof that they have received a high chool diploma or satisfactorily completed the Oeneral Eduational Development (OED) teat Veterans should also ,?ent their D 1*214 form, rill 66^6388.

A "& 1?he Reporter ^ ?' ^ ?SjA/ Inljkf DarkntH ?Akron ? Canton ? C ? Cleveland ? Columbus ? Elyrla ? Lorain ? Mansfield ? Oberlin ? Ravenna ? Sandusky ? Warren ? Youngstown ? Northeast Ohio VOL XX]II NO. 49 AUGUST 15, HM THRU AUGUST 22, UN 25 CENTS PER COPY NAACP CRITICIZES HIGH COURTS HAITIAN RULING The Supreme Court's decision to temporarily block a lower court injunction that would have halted the forced repatriation of Haitian refugees has been described by Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, the Executive Director/CEO of the NAACP, as a fundamental demonstration of indifference on the part of the Court for those seeking to escape from a brutal military dictatorship in their homeland. "We expected that the Administration, which has nut itself out on the limb by ordering the callous return of Haitian refugees without the semblance of a hearing, would apneal the lower court ruling. "However, it is shocking and ironic to find that the strict constructionists on the Supreme Court would not follow thcplain meaning of the Refugee Act of 1980 -- which prohibts the return of individuals or refugees to countries where they face persecution -- and allow this forced repatriation to continue while a final legal judgement is pending," Dr. Hooks said. The Supreme Court aetion came a weekago when the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in New York granted an injunction prohibiting the Coast Guard from returning fleeing Haitians to their country. It said the action violated U.S. law which provides for a hearing on the status of the claims ofrcfugccs-a point argued in an amicus curie brief filed by the NAACP. Fulher, the Court stated that the Coast Guard, which intercepts Haitians, could not be certain where they were headed. Dr. Hooks continued, "Since the exodus began from Haiti some months ago, we have consistently argued that the Haitians were being treated differently than other refugees. First, they were interned toGuantanamoBav. Wedon't treat refugees from other countries like this. But at the very least, they did receive status hearings and nearly a third were admitted to the U.S. "Then the Bush Administration changed signals and did away with the hearings, de creeinglhal all refugees would be hailed on the high seas and returned post haste to Haiti, where they eould apply to the U.S. Embassy for a hearing. "Out of the 7,400 Haitians who have applied, only 89 applications have been approved.This certainly shows the government is engaged in a shabby charade, and has not intention to treating the Haitians as they would other refugees, who happen not to be black." "While we are urging a prompt rcsolutionof this matter on the merits by the high court, we arc going ahead with our plans -- in conjuciion with TransAfrica - to mount a meaningful civil disabcdicnce demonstration outside the While House on September 9lh, to demand the passage of the legislation that would extend temporary protected status to all Haitians presently in the United States, and would end forced repatriation without interviews and hearings," he concluded. Delta Sorority New President During the 41st national convention of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held in July in Baltimore, Bertha Maxwell- Roddcy, Ph.D. was elected as the Sorority's 20th National prcsidcni. The election of Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey marks the first lime in the history of the 79 year-old public service organization that a Delta member residing in the Sorority's South Atlantic Region (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia) has been elected as national president. Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey maintains dual residency in Charlotte, N.C. and Catawba, S,C. Upon her installation as national president of Delta Sigma Theta, a 175,000 member Sorority of college educated women with over 850 chapters in the united States and abroad, Dr. MaxwcllRoddey staled: "Delta has been, is now, and will continue to be a major factor in the spiritual, intellectual and cultural life of African-American women throughout the Diaspora... 1 offer my service to provide leadership and managemcnlskillswhich will allow Delta locontinucasoncofthc leading volunteer organizations in this nation. Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey succeeds Alabama legislator Yvonne Kennedy who served as Delta president from 198892. Prior to being elected as Delta's chief executive officer, Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey served on the Sorority's executive board as national first vice president from 1988-92. Her executive board experience with Delta also included serving two terms as director of the South Atlantic Region (198286) and as chair of the national heritage and archives committee (1979-82). Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey is presently employed as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina (Lancaster) where she teaches a course in Afro-American Studies and a second course entitled "The School and the Community." She is also an adjunct professor at Queens College in Charolctte, N.C. where she teaches Afro-American Studies.The newly elected DST president is a former vicepresident of administrative affairs at Johnson C Smith University (Charlotte,N.C,). Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey has also bccnonthestaffat theUnivcrsity of North Carolina-Charlotte where she holds the distinction of being the Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus. While at UNC* ?? Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey v nariuue, ur. Maxwcil-Koadey was the primary coordinatior in establishing an AfroAmerican Studies Program. She is a co-founder and board member of the Afro-Amcrican Cultural Center in Charlotte and is the founder and cxoflicio board member of the National Council for Black Studies. In her South Carolina community, Dr. Maxwcll-Roddey is an active member of the Rock Hill NAACP, works with the State Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse, and is a deaconess at Liberty Hill Baptist Church. Her other community involvement includes working with Big Brothers, Inc (charter member board of directors), Johnson Memorial YMCA board of directors, and the West Point Military Academy's Appointment Committee. In 1980, Dr. Maxwell-Roddey was a candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives. The Delta national president is a member of Charlotte Alumnae Chapter of Delia Sigma Theta Sorority; she has served as president of the chapter. The other top ranking Delta officers elected at the Baltimore convention were Ally. Marcia L Fudge of Warrcnsville Heights, Ohio as national first vice president; Khadija Fredericks of Richmond, California as national second vice president (as undergraduate position); Louise, Ph.D. of Augusta Georgia as national secretary; and Barbara Mosley-Davis of Mitchcllvillc Maryland as national treasurer. Over 8,000 Deltas were in attendance at the six-day biennial meeting July 10-15 in Baltimore. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is a private, Nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide services i(^promote human welfare. Welfare Rights Activist Di?? I Marion T. Crandall Hall k*l her couragous eight month battle with cancer on Monday, August 10,1992. "Her loss is one that pains me greatly," said Atty Edwin Parms. "She was a strong person both for ber family and this community. She spoke on issues that others were affraid to speak on and for people that few would speak for." Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 14th, at 11 a.m. at St. Phillip Episcopal Church, 1138 Mercer Ave. in Akron. Friends may call on Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, 670 Wooster Ave. in Akron. Marion Hall was well known in Akron and across the state of Ohio as co-founder of the Slate of Ohio Welfare Rights Organization and founder of Summit County Welfare Rights Organization. Shewas co-founder of the Poor Peoples Headquarters on Wooster Ave. in Akron. A Community Activist, Marion Han was a NAACP Life member, Past Board member of the Akron Community Center and Urban League. She was a member of the City of Akron Human Relations Committee, Akron Committee for Better Housing, Hunger Task Force, Catholic Commission, Family A Chitdrens Commission and numerous community organizations. She served as president of the Human Services Advisory Board. Marion Hall W-_i_? ?? ?. mariuin nan was a member of St. Pbilllp Episcopal Church serving faithfully as long as her health permitted. She was past member of the Vestty, in charge of the Food Bank and kitchen. "The thing 1 will probably remember moat about Mrs. Marion Hall una ber poetry," said Dr. Robert Deitcbman. "Marion loved to write poetry and her lifcs motto was "Everyone should be treated with dignity, and respect, regardless of their station in life." "Everyone that touched Mrs. Hall was captured in a poem about them at one point or another. Whether she agreed with you or not she always talked about you lovingly," said Dietchman. "Mrs. Hall was truly one of those kind and loving persons you only run across only a few times in a lifetime. Mrs. Hall, like Vernon L. Odom, Ed Davis, Ophelia Averitt and Mary Lykesshunned the headlines, the "bright lights" and the status of "muckity muck." Mrs. Hall cared about the community and the people in it. Somehow, Marion could tell Marco Sommerville, John Fuller, Darryl Tukufu and Robert Deitchman to sit down and listen and they would. "The phrase that best represents Marlon was one she practiced: 'Never fall out over a single issue'. Marion Hall taught us all to keep faith and to be honest advocates. Dr. Dietchman remembers at one particularly difficult meeting Mrs. Hall asked the one question that needed to be asked: "Are we doing what we were doing for ourselves and our own advancement or were we doing it for those we were to serve'.'" The community has suffered a 'tremendous lose and It knows it Marion T. Crandall Hall was born on December 14,1931 in Akron to her parents the late Samuel and Lydia Crandall. She attended Leggett Elementary School and Central High School. She worked for the Akron Summit Community Action Aging for 17 years as a Community Organizer until she was injured on the fob. Continued to Page 5 uu venues violating Curfew Last week's city-wide sweep by the Cleveland Police Department for juveniles violating the curfew ordinance resulted in 86 arrests. In addition, seven juveniles were charged in connection with outstanding warrants or possession of narcotics or weapons."This sweep, the first of its kind, was vcty successful. We believe it will send a message to juveniles and their parents, and especially gang members, that this after-curfew behavior, rowdy at best and illegal at worst, won't be tolerated. This is yet another effort in our continuing war on drugs and gangs in the city," said Mayor Michael R. White. From midnight to 2 a.m., teams of officers swept /, through areas of known hangouts of gangs and juvenile delinquents. Those picked up were taken to either Michael Zone Recreation Center, 6301 Lorain Avenue, Alexander Hamilton Recreation Center, 13200 Kinsman Avenue, or Glenville Recreation Center, 680 East 113 Street. Upon arrival at the detention sites, the detained youths underwent an intake to determine their full name, parents' or guardians' name, dates of birth, addresses and social security numbers and whether or not they had outstanding arrest warrants. Youths with active arrest warrents or possessing drugs or narcotics were processed by Juvenile Court personnel and detained for further disposi lion. Parents or guardians of the othcrvouihs were called to puck ?p their sons and daughters. Upon arrival at the center, parents were issued a citation by the Cleveland Police. Homeless youths were referred to a shelter or appropriate social service agency. South High Class Of '82 Reunion South High School Class of 1982 will hold their ten year reunion on Saturday, October 31, 1992 at the Sheraton Cleveland City Centre. Price: S3S per person. Call Raland Hatchett at 3414077 for more information. Most African-Americans In Barcelona Were Key Participants In Games by Ben Ilolman Capitol News Service Correspondent My French friends will kill me for that. For it is a take-off of the tongue-in-cheek French expression, "Chercher la femme," which means roughly, "Look for the woman." And it's a Frenchman's way of saying there aren't many women around in a certain situation. My crude equivalent means, "Look for the Blacks." And in this case I mean that there aren't very many American Blacks to be found here in Barcelona, beyond, of course, the many African-Americans on the USA Olympic team and their coaches and family. Perhaps black America decided they might as well wait and make it to Atlanta in 1996. If so, Joseph Robinson, Jr., who is here lor these Olympics from Atlanta, thinks that was a mistake. ? "I've been ecstatic about the way IVc been treated," said the young banking specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation office in Atlanta. "But now that you mention it, I haven't seen many other American Blacks here." It is a little difficult to know for certain, however. For Barcelona, like most cosmopolitan European cities, nave strong contingents of people of color among the resident population. Like in most European cities, these mainly are persons who have migrated here from former African colonics. And as is true in most cosmopolitan cities, you can't tell where a person is from these days by the clothing.Among the most popular items here arc American sports teams T-shirts and caps. I took a strictly non-scientific survey and concluded that the San Francisco Forty-Nincrs are the most popular in Tshirts and the New York Yankees in caps. Apparently, the Spaniards are a lew Super I Bowls and World Series be- 1 hind.) 1 Usually, ihc giveaway is lan- ' guage. When you pass a 1 brother or sister babbling ' away in Spanish, you can bet he or she is not from Chicago, ? L.A. or Brooklyn. j Antioch Baptist Youth Choir In Concert Anlioch Young Adult Choir will present their annual concert entitled "It's Time To Make A Change*, Sunday, August 16,1992 at 6:00p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1103 - 7th Street N.E., Canton, Ohio. The public is invited to attend this great evening of praise. Rev. w. C Henderson is Pastor. Min. George Dunwoody is Minister of Music. Akron Urban League Names New Executive Director The Akron Community Service Center and Urban League announced the appointment of Stephen Presslcy, as the Executive Director, replacing Vernon Odom who retired in June. Mr. Prcsscly is currently the chief executive officer of the Youngstown Urban League. The appointment occurred at a special Board of Directors meeting, and is effective September 1. Pressley, originally from Canton, begun his career with the Stark County Office of Economic Opportunity. In 1973, he joined the Canton Urban League holdingvarious positions, starting with Program Assistant, Director of Minority Recruitment, Direcor of On-the-job Training, ind finally Director of Ecolomic Development & EmploymentIn 1978, he became the first ixecutive Director of the Loain County Urban League, 'ressley also served as Direc Stephen Pressley tor of Economic Development for the Pittsburgh Urban League and Executive Director of the Urban League of Greater Muskegon (MI), prior to joining the Youngstown affiliate in 1987. a graduate ot Canton McKinley, he attended Central State University in Wilbcrforce, Ohio, prior to receiving a degree in Sociology at Kent State University. An alumnus of the l eadership Youngstown program, Prcssley also serves as the President of the Ohio Council of Urban League Executive Directors, President of the Youngstown Civil Service Commission, and Chairman of the Deacon Board of Mount Zion Church. He also serves on the Learning Depot Board of Directors, the United Way Pacesetter Campaign Commitee, the Blue Ribbon Committee for Youngstown City Schools, and lead the fight and testified before the Ohio General Assembly against the four-tier diploma system. Prcssley and his wife Eulawccsc, a registered nurse, have two children ages three and ten, and each has children from a prior marriage. Motown Great Mary Wells Mourned Memorial Services were held last week for Mary Easter Wells, one of the great legends of modern music history at the Forest lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood, California. A Detroit native, Maty Wells started singing at age 10. She auditioned for Berry Gordy Jr.'s Motown Records at the age of 13. Her best known hit was "My Guy". Wells died of Larynx Cancer at the Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital at USC Medical Center. Once a two pack a day smoker, Wells had no medical insurance and was forced to give up her Los Angeles home when she was diagnosed with cancer. Wells was aided by Music Foiundation donations from stars and fans. Magic Threatens To Quit AIDS Panel Earvin "Magic* Johnson has threatened toquit a government Commission on AIDS, blaming President Bush for not giving the panel enough money to fight the disease and declaring he would not endorse Bush in the Presidential election. Johnson, who stunned the world last November by retiring from the Los Angeles Lakers after revealing he is HlV positive said in an interview that..."The Commission efforts had been twarted by the President I am frustrated, and I don't think III be on too much longer," said Johnson who is a member of the Gold Medal U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team. Wilder Orders Confederate Symbol Removed ( Virginia Governor I. Douglas Wilder, within hours of learn- < ing the 149th Fighter Squadron of the Virginia Air National ) Guard unit had an insignia bearing the Confederate Stan and , Ban, ordered the removal and replacement of the symbols. i The insignia has been used since 1947 and copyrighted 2 i yean ago to prevent its use by "Fringe groups for hate pur- , P30 >.m. on Saturday, August 15,1992. At the time of filing, ipplicants, who mtAt be at least-18 yean of age by October 10, 1992, need to present proof that they have received a high chool diploma or satisfactorily completed the Oeneral Eduational Development (OED) teat Veterans should also ,?ent their D 1*214 form, rill 66^6388.